NZ police investigate England rugby team

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Wednesday, 18 June 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Police are investigating a "serious allegation" against up to four England rugby players at the centre of an alleged incident in a private room at the Hilton Hotel following Saturday's game against the All Blacks.

the "allegation" against 4 players from rugbyheaven , not much details though

RugbyHeaven - New Zealand's home of Rugby news, coverage, video & pictures

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Nothing new knocking about the " incident "

Sad news about Gareth Jones btw ...

A Neath rugby player has died in hospital after suffering an injury to his neck during a match on 20 April.
Scrum-half Gareth Jones, 28, was hurt at a ruck during a Premier Division game against Cardiff in the Arms Park, which Neath lost.
The Pontypridd-born decorator leaves a wife and two children. "It is with deep regret that Neath Rugby have to announce that scrum-half Gareth Jones passed away peacefully this afternoon," said a club statement

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this is latest from the bbc

A guest at the hotel, who wished to remain anonymous, told the BBC that she had let England players into her room on Sunday morning after chatting to them previously.

"We had a knock on the door, calling out my name, wanting to come in. After a couple of minutes of them trying, we both decided to let them in," she said.

"We were chatting for a while and then one of them just ripped back the duvet off the bed and ran out of the door. I wasn't completely naked or anything."

She said that the other players had left when requested.

"I don't know what happened to any other girls but they [the players] were... probably just going round rooms," she added.

"They'd roughly found out from their team mates who had brought a girl home or whatever. They were just having a fun time, just like any other guys would."

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David Strettle is the "Energiser Bunny" in question here. The girl was very ordinary looking (to be charitable)

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that was strettle's alibi


this is from planet rugby

Auckland Four` could be named
Sunday 22nd June 2008

Strettle: Beneficiary of an ignominious alibi

The four England players at the centre of allegations of sexual assault could be named by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in order to safeguard the reputations of other members of the tour squad.

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Sophie Lewis - aka Angel Barbie - claims she was ferried back to the Hilton by official minders and spent the entire night with the "energetic" wing.

"I know David definitely wasn't involved [in the alleged incident] because he was with me," the 22-year-old told the News of the World in exchange for NZ$12,000 ($9,150).

I think it should be innocent until proven guilty but i'm sure there would have been names by the "British" press if the "celtic" nations would have been involved